why democracy is not good
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This paradox is the result of a quotation from Churchill:
“Democracy is the worst form of Government, except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.…”
The reality is that democracy is a system of serial disappointments:
• There is an election, and you [the people] toss out the rascals who have been in power, because you are fed up with them.
• A different load of politicians promises you to make things better, and commit to bringing about various improvements. They also commit to being more open with the public, and to encouraging rigorous public scrutiny of their actions. So you vote for them.
• Once in power, they explain why some of those improvements are going to take a long time to come
• Some changes are made; but not much happens
• People start to get discontented, and ask questions: Why haven’t results appeared? How is government policy actually being decided?
• Now it is explained that ‘security’ demands that policy formation must be kept private.
• The government starts to see the media as their enemy, rather than their friends
• People get fed up
• Another different load of politicians turns up, promising that everything will be better under their leadership
• There is an election, you toss the present rascals out, and vote in the new lot [who may be the successors to the old lot].
• And the cycle of disappointment goes on . . . .
“Democracy is the worst form of Government, except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.…”
The reality is that democracy is a system of serial disappointments:
• There is an election, and you [the people] toss out the rascals who have been in power, because you are fed up with them.
• A different load of politicians promises you to make things better, and commit to bringing about various improvements. They also commit to being more open with the public, and to encouraging rigorous public scrutiny of their actions. So you vote for them.
• Once in power, they explain why some of those improvements are going to take a long time to come
• Some changes are made; but not much happens
• People start to get discontented, and ask questions: Why haven’t results appeared? How is government policy actually being decided?
• Now it is explained that ‘security’ demands that policy formation must be kept private.
• The government starts to see the media as their enemy, rather than their friends
• People get fed up
• Another different load of politicians turns up, promising that everything will be better under their leadership
• There is an election, you toss the present rascals out, and vote in the new lot [who may be the successors to the old lot].
• And the cycle of disappointment goes on . . . .
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